2017-18 Community Tennis Division Committees

Community Tennis Association Committee:

The USTA Southern Community Tennis Association Committee is responsible for the promotion and development of: 1) All USTA Community Tennis Associations and related services (education of local leaders, grant allocations and networking); 2) USTA community programs and liaison with States and CTAs governing them; 3) Providing advice and guidance to states and communities in relation to advocacy, facility development, military outreach and such other related areas as may be assigned.

The USTA Southern Diversity Committee is responsible for: 1) Developing program awareness, new initiatives and program continuity which will substantially grow minority participation and inclusion in all USTA Southern programs and activities; 2) Developing procedures to assess the effectiveness of all USTA Southern committee successes in promoting diversity and recruiting minority participants.

The USTA Southern Tennis Officials Committee is responsible for: 1) Solicitation of prospective umpires and referees; 2) Teaching, training and developing umpires and referees through umpire clinics and tournament workshops; 3) Testing and certification of tennis officials; 4) Recommending qualified umpires to USTA Umpire Committee for the US Open; 5) Recommending qualified directors/referees that can give assistance to tournaments upon request; 6) Development of materials and information that might be helpful to tournament directors relating to tournament draws, scheduling and other related areas.